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Mountain Of Lies

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By Jayne Evans

When your life is built on a mountain of lies, the truth can be fatal.

Pinned by a rock slide while conducting an environmental impact study in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, Mia Blackmore figures karma has finally caught up to her. Actually, she’s surprised she got away with her crime this long.

When a rough-looking man with a French-Canadian accent nearly steps on her head, rescue seems just a fingertip away—then the slope shifts again, sending them both hurtling down the mountain.

The slide may have freed the auburn-haired woman, but undercover cop Hudson McClure still needs to keep her safe from the thugs who think he’s one of their own. The gang isn’t going to give up looking for their downed helicopter full of drugs. And, as it turns out, Mia and her decidedly wolfish dog, Neville, are his best shot getting to the crash first.

Mia’s descent into Hudson’s dangerous world is like a landslide she is powerless to stop. Though her talent staying cool under pressure exceeds even Hudson’s own, there’s a hunted look in her evergreen eyes that warns him she’s hiding something—or from something. He just never anticipated her secrets could decide whether they get off the mountain alive…or in body bags.

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Movie Review - The Baytown Outlaws

The Baytown Outlaws

2012

Lleju Productions / State Street Pictures : Phase 4 Films / Universal Pictures

7.25 / 10

This movie just goes to prove that even if you have a fantastic and talented cast you still may only come out with a mediocre product.  I did say product as this feels as though the director Barry Battles was aiming to create a cult film.  When will they learn, cult films aren't created... they are born...

It's this feeling that Battles was trying so hard to create something visually stunning, fashionable, and iconic that deprives the film of atmosphere and emotion.

The story that Battles and his writing partner, Griffin Hood, come up with is a classic damsel in distress, with a few action-packed twists.  The three outlaw brothers, Brick, McQueen, and Lincoln Oodie (portrayed brilliantly by Clayne Crawford, Travis Fimmell, and Daniel Cudmore respectively) are just on the wrong side of the law.  However, their felonious escapades usually end up helping to deminish the criminal element in town so Sheriff Millard (played stoically by Andre Braugher), turns a blind eye... it also helps that they sometimes work for him.  Then one day they meet Celeste (Eva Longoria) who hires them to go and get her son Rob away from Carlos (Billy Bob Thornton), who is holding him captive.

Unbeknown to them, Carlos is a major drug dealer, so when they rescue Rob from him they are instantly on his hit list.  Carlos proceeds to send out gang after gang of murderous cutthroats to kill the brothers and bring the boy back to him.

With a cast this good and a story so strong this should have been a magnificently enjoyable action-packed romp.  However, it falls flat and I can only believe it's down to the direction of Battles as well as his desire to create something different.  As I stated previously, all this leaves the film lacking ambiance and leaves it wanting.

The cast and the story do carry the film and keep it from falling too far into banality.  If it's bad outside or your off work ill then this is a decent way to waste a few minutes of your time.